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FROM THE DESK
Campaigns, Kickoffs, and Contests
by Erik Bergman, DTM, Club Growth Director
Our transit ad campaign is rolling along! club has 25 charter members in line and ready
to sign up. On the horizon are meetings at
All aboard! Buses and trains from across our Catalyst IT in Beaverton, Hewlett-Packard in
District 7 are carrying the Toastmasters message Vancouver, Mt. Hood Community College in
to new audiences this month in our spring adver- Gresham, Samaritan Health in Corvallis, and
tising campaign. Peace Health Hospital in Florence.
Transit ads are rolling out Dedicated Toastmasters are also pushing
in six cities: Corvallis, Eugene, ahead with plans for community clubs in
Klamath Falls, Medford, Gresham, Ridgefield, and St. Helens.
Portland and Vancouver.
We have brought back this Every new club may be assigned two mentors
campaign, which we launched to help launch it in the right direction. Mentors
last year in these same cities, serve for six months and earn credit toward
because we believe this is an effective way to the Advanced Leader Silver. A second Wells
spread our message and attract new members in Fargo Bank club, called Stumptown Toasters,
prime recruiting areas. has formed at Wells Fargo Center in down-
town Portland! Stumptown Toasters needs two
Ads will appear on the side, rear or inside the mentors who can be there for its Thursday,
vehicles, depending on the city. noon-1 p.m., meetings. To volunteer for a kickoff
The overhead posters, called team or as a club mentor, please contact me and
Michaelangelos in honor of the let me know where you are located and what
painter’s work on the Sistine date or time would suit your schedule.
Chapel ceiling, will be seen in
the Portland area and feature the Talk Up Toastmasters—Feb. 1-March 31
faces of 18 local Toastmasters.
Add 5 members, earn rewards! Our Talk Up
Look closely, as you might just recognize someone Toastmasters program runs till the end of the
you know! month, so you still have a couple of weeks to
earn rewards for your club. All clubs are eligible,
When you see a Toastmasters ad on public and the rules are simple: Add five new, dual or
transportation, I’d love to hear about it. Drop me reinstated members with a join date between
a line at cgd@D7toastmasters.org and report the February 1 and March 31, and you’ll receive:
sighting. Better yet, take a picture and send it in. • Talk Up Toastmasters ribbon for your club
That’s what Donna Stark, Division B Director, did
when she saw our ad under a rainbow in Eugene. banner
Thanks for sending that photo, Donna! • Special discount code for 10 percent off at
We hope those who see the ads will go to the the TI online store
Toastmasters International website and find a club • Special bonus prize from District 7
near them. It could be yours! In other words, we
hope they get on board with Toastmasters. Take advantage of Talk Up Toastmasters.
Encourage your members to invite guests to a
Club kickoffs shift to high gear meeting where they can learn about the fun, the
value and the benefits of being a Toastmaster.
We’re staying busy with more kickoff meetings Toastmasters love to connect, so take advantage
to launch new clubs, primarily at corporations. of it.
An ace team delivered a fabulous presentation at
Keen Footwear in Portland, and the prospective
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